Obituaries
Sister Francis Paula Bader, O.S.F.
Sister Francis Paula Bader, O.S.F., formerly Helen Margaret Bader, died Jan. 2 at Assisi House in Aston. She was 94, and a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 76 years. Sister Francis Paula was born in Baltimore, Md., where she was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish. […]
Sister Elizabeth Ann Rafferty, S.B.S.
Sister Elizabeth Ann Rafferty, S.B.S., died Jan. 2 at St. Michael Hall in Bensalem. She was born in Baltimore, Md., on June 5, 1938, and became a postulant for the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1956. In 1957 she was accepted as a novice and was given the name Sister Mary Dismas. She made […]
Sister Margaret Fennel, S.B.S.
Sister Margaret Fennell, S.B.S., died Jan. 9 at St. Michael Hall, Bensalem. She was born in County Clare, Ireland, Sept. 3, 1919. She went to the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1935 as an apostoline, along with several other young Irish women. She was accepted at a postulant in 1937, and in 1938 became […]
Father Anselm Martin, O.F.M. Cap., dies at 93
Father Anselm Martin, OFM Cap., died Jan, 11 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He was 93. Born to Philip and Eleanora (Melchior) Martin in 1919, he was given the name George and baptized at St. Augustine Church in (Lawrenceville) Pittsburgh, Pa. He was admitted to St. Fidelis High School Seminary in Herman, Pa., […]
Sister Therese Immaculate, O.S. F.
Sister Therese Immaculate, O.S.F., formerly Angelina Di Condina, died Jan. 7 at St. Joseph Villa in Reading. She was 76. Born in Philadelphia, she entered the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters, serving for 58 years. Within the Philadelphia Archdiocese she served at Our Lady of Loreto, St. Hugh and Holy Name parishes in Philadelphia; St. Titus Parish […]
Sister Mary Christina, O.P.
Sister Mary Christina, O.P., formerly Mary Heitman, died Jan. 3 at the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne Home in Philadelphia. She was 89. She was born Sept. 21, 1922 and professed her vows Sept. 14, 1953. A funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 7. Interment was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Sister M. Patricia Anthony Dalton, I.H.M.
Sister M. Patricia Anthony, I.H.M., formerly A. Patricia Ann Dalton, died Dec. 28, 2011 at Camilla Hall in Immaculata. She was 66 years old and in the 47th year of her religious life. Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, she entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1964, […]
Sister Raymond Mary Cline, R.S.M.
Sister Raymond Mary Cline, R.S.M., formerly Nora Josephine Cline, died Dec. 26 at McAuley Convent in Merion Station. She was 78. After graduating from Little Flower High School, She worked as a secretary at Bell Telephone. She professed her vows as a Sister of Mercy in 1957. She received a bachelor’s degree from Villanova University […]
Sister Gertrude Murray, S.S.J.
Sister Gertrude Murray, S.S.J., formerly Sister Robert Joseph, died Dec. 25, 2011. She was 89. She was born in 1922 in Hershey, Pa., and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from St. Mary (Assumption) Parish in Lebanon, Pa., in 1941. She served in the Archdioceses of Philadelphia and Newark, N.J., and in the Dioceses of […]
Sister Mary Dwyer, I.H.M.
Sister Mary Dwyer, I.H.M., formerly Sister Maria Redempta, died Dec. 13, 2011 at Camilla Hall in Immaculata. She was 84, and in the 65th year of her religious life. Born in Philadelphia, she entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1946 from St. Martin of Tours Parish in […]